The former host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” is in advanced talks with the business cable network CNBC to anchor a prime time show about automobiles, according to a person close to Mr. Leno. A CNBC spokesperson declined to comment. Both NBC and CNBC are units of Comcast Corp.

Mr. Leno stepped down as anchor of “The Tonight Show” in February and was succeeded by Jimmy Fallon. Since then, he has continued to work as a stand-up comic. He is known for his love of automobiles and has a large collection of rare and classic cars.

News of Mr. Leno’s CNBC negotiations were first disclosed by The Hollywood Reporter. Read More »

It was a return to the senses at the third annual Future of Storytelling, a conference designed to bring together technology and media influencers.

Microsoft unveiled Sway, a tool for creating responsive, shareable content on Web and mobile platforms. Binauric, a small, Germany-based audio company, made their first U.S. presentation of Boom Boom, a Bluetooth-enabled speaker that will soon be able to record 3-D audio. And Harvard professor David Edwards gave a preview of an oBook, an iPad book that you can smell.

“In our stories, we’ve become disconnected,” said Charles Melcher, FoST founder, speaking to an audience at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden on Staten Island. “We’re on the verge of sensual media,” he said, referencing physically immersive and participatory storytelling. Read More »

A shaken Conan O’Brien learned of the death of Robin Williams as he was taping his show Monday night.

“This is absolutely shocking and horrifying and so upsetting on every level,” the TBS talk show host told his stunned audience, which gasped when O’Brien broke the news.

O’Brien then paid tribute to Williams, who died Monday of an apparent suicide at the age of 63, along with guest Will Arnett and sidekick Andy Richter. “He was an amazingly kind and generous person,” Richter said. Read More »

It has been a banner year so far for hip-hop artist/budding fashion mogul Kanye West. Though his critically acclaimed 2013 album “Yeezus” was snubbed at the Grammys, he married Kim Kardashian this past June, graced the cover of Vogue Magazine and has continued to working on his upcoming collaboration with Adidas and new music.

Just 10 days after he and Kardashian tied the knot, West sat down with GQ for their August cover story, where he did what he does best: spew forth quote-worthy wisdom. Here we round up our 10 favorite moments from what is one of the best Kanye West interviews in recent memory. Read More »

Taylor Swift Scraps Thailand Concert: Taylor Swift canceled an upcoming concert in Thailand after the country came under military rule.

“I’m sending my love to the fans in Thailand. I’m so sad about the concert being canceled,” Swift wrote on Twitter. Swift was scheduled to perform on June 9 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand as a part of the Asia leg of her Red Tour.

BEC-Tero made the announcement in a Facebook post , “This has been a difficult decision for all parties. Taylor, AEG, BEC Tero and 13 Management all express regret and sincere apologies to the fans in Thailand.” Read More »

Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson gave today’s commencement address at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Abramson has been in the news following her ouster from the newspaper last week, but she began her speech with levity, telling graduates, “I am glad your achievements have attracted so much media attention.”

On Wednesday, the Internet celebrated the 10th Anniversary of Mean Girls, and boy, would Regina George have been proud (don’t worry, we wore pink).

Armed with an endless supply of priceless quotes, (“It’s like I have ESPN or something), GIFs (thank you, BuzzFeed) and memes (this one was everywhere today), Twitter was on fire with references to the ever-popular chick flick. Time even collected the most-tweeted Mean Girls quotes, which included “You go Glen Coco,” “So fetch,” and “It’s October 3rd.”

Here are some of the fetchest #MeanGirls10thAnniversary posts we saw today: Read More »

The filmmaker who made “Super Size Me” has teamed up with one of the world’s largest news agencies. Morgan Spurlock and the Associated Press announced an agreement Tuesday that gives his production company, Warrior Poets, access to AP stories for adaptation into scripted and unscripted television shows, movies and digital series.

Warrior Poets, whose recent output includes last year’s feature film about One Direction, has a staff of about 65 people, which fluctuates in size based on the company’s production load. The AP, founded in 1846, operates in 110 countries around the clock. Spurlock acknowledges that it will be challenging to keep up with the flow of stories to pick from, including those from the AP’s archive. Read More »

Norway, the nation that inspired the animated setting for Disney’s “Frozen,” is looking to Iceland as a potential model for boosting its appeal to foreigners aiming to make films and TV productions that require real people and physical assets.

A government commissioned report, issued this week, said if Norway wants to lure crews to shoot productions on the scale of “Game of Thrones” – some of which is filmed in nearby Iceland – it needs to make use of its vast pile of local currency, or kroner, to emulate Iceland’s financial incentives. Iceland in recent years has provided spectacular scenery for HBO’s Game of Thrones, Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” and the biblical thriller “Noah.”

Iceland, hit by financial crisis in 2008, has been helped by a relatively weak krona, nearly around-the-clock summer light, and generous tax rebates that equaled a billion Icelandic krona ($9 million) in 2012. Norway shares Iceland’s ultra-bright summers, but its economy – bolstered by vast oil and gas wealth – is much stronger and the nation has yet to launch a large-scale movie incentive program. Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.